GIRLS BASKETBALL: Waynesboro falls to James Buchanan

The Waynesboro Maidens basketball team is in the early stages of a learning curve.Once they learn how to deal with the halfcourt press defense, things will get much better for the inexperienced varsity squad.

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Posted Dec. 10, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Updated Dec 10, 2012 at 9:27 AM

Posted Dec. 10, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Updated Dec 10, 2012 at 9:27 AM

WAYNESBORO — The Waynesboro Maidens basketball team is in the early stages of a learning curve.

Once they learn how to deal with the halfcourt press defense, things will get much better for the inexperienced varsity squad.

On Saturday, Waynesboro improved its offensive output but struggled with the press defense as James Buchanan ran away with a 54-27 victory in the consolation game of the Franklin County Tip-Off Tournament inside the Waynesboro Area Senior High School gymnasium.

“We had 35 turnovers Friday (against Greencastle-Antrim) and we had 32 turnovers Saturday,” said Waynesboro head coach Doug Stuart. “We have to clear that up.

“Hopefully, we’ll improve each night in some phase of the game.”

Waynesboro (0-2) trailed 20-13 at halftime but collapsed in the second half. The Rockets (1-1) outscored the Maidens 33-14 in the final 16 minutes, including 13-1 in the fourth quarter.

“We made a personnel change on our press break. It worked against JB. Hopefully, that will help us against Greencastle Tuesday night,” Stuart said.

“Obviously, we scored more points (than Friday’s game). We could have scored more points. We missed six or seven layups. We can’t afford to miss a lot of the close stuff.”

Dori Kozain led Waynesboro with 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Hunter Mowen had nine points, two boards and three assists.

“I will give them this. Our kids play with a lot of heart. They play hard. I even had an official come up to me and say, ‘Coach, your kids play hard all the way to the end.’ That’s a great sign. We just have to go back to the drawing board and see what we can do.”

Waynesboro hosts G-A in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division game. The junior varsity game tips off at 6 p.m. followed by varsity.